Reading part 1

1. Choose one word from the words in bold.

- Hello Michael, I want to ____ you about what my friends and relatives do at the weekend
a. Say b. inform c. let
- Misha walked and ____ around.
a. Looks b. is looking c. looked
- Joe _____ and spoke to the crowd
a. Did step up b. stood c. step up
- She doesn’t study German ___ Monday.
a. On b.at c. in
- My brother took ___ the trash.
a. Out b. away c. in
- She ____ every morning.
a. Is swimming b.swims c.swam

Reading part 2

2. Order the sentences below to make a story.

The sentences below are from a report. Put the sentences in the right order. The first sentence is
done for you.

1- Once upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to
feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent them out into the world to seek their
fortunes.

2- The next day, a wolf happened to pass by the lane where the three little pigs lived; and he saw
the straw house, and he smelled the pig inside. He thought the pig would make a mighty fine
meal and his mouth began to water.

3- The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks. It was a sturdy house
complete with a fine fireplace and chimney. It looked like it could withstand the strongest
winds.

4- So he knocked on the door and said: Little pig! Little pig! Let me in! Let me in!

5- The first little pig was very lazy. He didn't want to work at all and he built his house out of straw.
The second little pig worked a little bit harder but he was somewhat lazy too and he built his
house out of sticks. Then, they sang and danced and played together the rest of the day.

6- But the little pig saw the wolf's big paws through the keyhole, so he answered back: No! No! No!
Not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin!

1- Once upon a time there lived a poor widow and her son Jack. One day, Jack’s mother
told him to sell their only cow. Jack went to the market and on the way he met a man
who wanted to buy his cow. Jack asked
 2- She threw the beans out of the window. Jack was very sad and went to sleep without
dinner.

3- But when he reached home, Jack’s mother was very angry. She said, “You fool! He
took away your cow and gave you some beans!

4- The next day, when Jack woke up in the morning and looked out of the window, he
saw that a huge beanstalk had grown from his magic beans! He climbed up the
beanstalk and reached a kingdom in the sky.

5- There lived a giant and his wife. Jack went inside the house and found the giant’s
wife in the kitchen. Jack said, “Could you please give me something to eat?

6- “What will you give me in return for my cow?” The man answered, “I will give you
five magic beans!” Jack took the magic beans and gave the man the cow.

Reading part 3
You are going to read a magazine article in which five people talk about railway journeys. For
questions 1-7, choose from the people (A-D).

Style Merchants
Style informs every part of our lives today from clothes to interior decoration and accessories. Jo
Foley provides a taste of the trends for this year's followers of fashion.

A. Ned lngham: Dress Designer

Ned lngham makes dreamy, romantic wedding dresses. 'People would do well to avoid the
traditional, rather stiff dresses and the 'frilly' look in favour of much simpler styles,' he explains.
lngham has been drawing and designing wedding dresses since he was a schoolboy. Then, at the
age of 16, he enrolled at fashion school, where he gained the technical skills to cut and construct
clothes. But you do not have to be a bride to own an lngham dress: he also designs long, classic
evening dresses, given a fresh touch by up-to-the-minute colours and fabrics. For the less
adventurous, Ingham's designs include a classic summer navy-blue suit, the centrepiece of the
Englishwoman's wardrobe for most of the 20th century. But in his hands, it looks as new as
tomorrow.

B. Sally Quail: Jeweller

Although she once worked for an art dealer, Sally Quail has had no formal training in jewellery.
lt was only when she could not find an engagement ring she liked that she decided to design her
own. The resulting enquiries encouraged her to set up as a designer in 1990. Now her pieces are
sought out by many stars of stage and screen. Her signature style is large semi-precious stones
set in gold to make magnificent necklaces, bracelets and rings fashioned after those whom in
the 18th century. However, she has recently begun to use the most precious stone of all -
diamonds. 'lt must reflect my age,' says 36- year-old Quail. 'I reached that moment in every
woman's life when she wants a diamond and that is when I began working with them.
 C. Lily Grimson: Handbag Designer
Just four years after setting up in the fiercely competitive fashion business, Lily Grimson, with
only an introductory course in art and design behind her, has had two of her creations selected
for a major design exhibition. Whatever the shape and form of her designs, they are never
ignored. All of Grimson's fashion bags are handmade in the UK. The Grimson handbag is not
simply a container -the bags are full of glamour, whether fashioned from the finest calfskin or
the heaviest silk. A combination of chic and care makes a Grimson bag something special.

D. Peter Little: Hairdresser

For over 20 years, Peter Little has taken his scissors to some of the world's top heads. Everyone
who is anyone has had their hair styled by this man. 'Most women want real-looking hair and a
style they can manage at home,' he says. So his approach is a novel one - to ensure that his
clients never appear as if they have just walked out of a salon. But this carefree attitude and
casual look does not come cheap - £250 for the first appointment, and there's a three-month
waiting list. Trading on his celebrity, Peter has produced his own range of hair dryers and other
styling equipment. Now, those who can't make it to his salon can create their own styles back at
home.

Which designer(s)?
1. Advises against certain styles?
2. Took a business decision based on their own personal taste?
3. Had begun designing before being trained?
4. Is working with a material which is new to them?
5. Have used their reputation to develop a new area of business?
6. Mention how tastes have changed recently?
7. Have received professional recognition?

Reading part 4

Read the text below. Match the headings to the correspondent paragraphs.

1- The Yoruba people of Nigeria classify their towns in two ways. Permanent towns with their own
governments are called “ilu”, whereas temporary settlements, set up to support work in the
country are “aba”. Although ilu tend to be larger than aba, the distinction is not one of size,
some aba are large, while declining ilu can be small, but of purpose. There is no “typical” Yoruba
town, but some features are common to most towns.

2- In the 19th century most towns were heavily fortified and the foundations of these walls are
sometimes visible. Collecting tolls to enter and exit through the walls was a major source of
revenue for the old town rulers, as were market fees. The markets were generally located
centrally and in small towns, while in large towns there were permanent stands made of
corrugated iron or concrete. The market was usually next to the local ruler’s palace.

3- The palaces were often very large. In the 1930’s, the area of Oyo’s palace covered 17 acres, and
consisted of a series of courtyards surrounded by private and public rooms. After colonisation,
 many of the palaces were completely or partially demolished. Often the rulers built two storey
houses for themselves using some of the palace grounds for government buildings. *

4- The town is divided into different sections. In some towns these are regular, extending out from
the center of the town like spokes on a wheel, while in others, where space is limited, they are
more random. The different areas are further divided into compounds called “ile”. These vary in
size considerably from single dwellings to up to thirty houses. They tend to be larger in the
North. Large areas are devoted to government administrative buildings. Newer developments
such as industrial or commercial areas or apartment housing for civil servants tends to be build
on the edge of the town. *

5- Houses are rectangular and either have a courtyard in the center or the rooms come off a
central corridor. Most social life occurs in the courtyard. They are usually built of hardened mud
and have roofs of corrugated iron or, in the countryside, thatch. Buildings of this material are
easy to alter, either by knocking down rooms or adding new ones. And can be improved by
coating the walls with cement. Richer people often build their houses of concrete blocks and, if
they can afford to, build two storey houses. Within compounds there can be quite a mixture of
building types. Younger well-educated people may have well furnished houses while their older
relatives live in mud walled buildings and sleep on mats on the floor.

6- he builder or the most senior man gets a room either near the entrance or, in a two storied
house, next to the balcony. He usually has more than one room. Junior men get a room each
and there are separate rooms for teenage boys and girls to sleep in. Younger children sleep with
their mothers. Any empty room are used as storage, let out or, if they face the street, used as
shops. *

7- Amenities vary. In some towns most of the population uses communal water taps and only the
rich have piped water, in others piped water is more normal. Some areas have toilets, but
bucket toilets are common with waste being collected by a “night soil man”. Access to water
and electricity are key political issues.

1- Town facilities
2- Types of settlements
3- Domestic arrangement
4- Architectural home styles
5- Urban divisions
6- The residences of the rulers
7- Historical foundations